The Spirited Reasoner

Why is it that so many otherwise normal people—the neighbors you and I meet every day mowing their lawns, shopping in the grocery store, driving on our country roads and…

Spirited Reasoners have learned a great deal over the last six years. Perhaps too much. For example, we have learned that the true political battle in the United States no…

As we approach this year’s midterm elections, absolutely nothing is clear. Could the Democrats hold both houses of Congress? Yes. Could the Republicans regain control of one or both houses…

As partisanship has taken over our national political discourse, it’s easy to wonder whether a moderate has any chance at victory anymore. The problem, it seems, is that the Democratic…